Latest Fact-checks in North Carolina Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Erica Smith stated on December 6, 2019: Says she's beating Democratic opponent Cal Cunningham and is also the first black, female US Senate candidate to be beating an incumbent Senator (Thom Tillis) in "every poll out of the gate." Wayne Goodwin stated on December 14, 2019 in a tweet: Says his opponent for NC Insurance Commissioner is a "perennial candidate" over 30 years. Dan Forest stated on November 25, 2019 in a press conference: Says immigrants wanted by ICE have victimized "tens of thousands of children" in North Carolina. Jeff Jackson stated on December 3, 2019 in a tweet: Says North Carolina's average teacher salary was at the national average "back when I was in public school." Mark Walker stated on November 27, 2019 in a tweet: Says the cartels are so bad in a Mexican border state that the U.S. government issued a ‘Do Not Travel’ warning -- the same warning it issued for Syria. Alma Adams stated on November 26, 2019 in a tweet: "The President wants to cut 3 MILLION people from SNAP, including children, seniors and veterans." Jerry Tillman stated on November 15, 2019 in a speech: Says the U.S. Constitution "doesn’t say anything about (redistricting) being fair. … it’s set up to be partisan." Cal Cunningham stated on July 31, 2019 in a tweet: Says his campaign hasn’t accepted corporate PAC money and isn’t funded by "special interests." Mark Meadows stated on November 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says "President Obama fired every Bush appointed ambassador upon his election." David Lewis stated on November 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Governor Cooper has vetoed "every single teacher pay raise we've ever passed." Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 29, 2019 in a tweet: Says Thom Tillis voted to support Trump’s emergency declaration to fund the border wall even though it would "raid $80 million from North Carolina." Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2019 in a speech: Says Republican Dan Bishop was "down by 17" points in NC congressional race and then won "by a lot." Michelle Malkin stated on September 10, 2019 in an appearance on The Ingraham Angle: Says Pat McCrory "shepherded in driver’s licenses for illegal aliens in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks." Various media reports 2 stated on September 11, 2019 in reports: Democrats were at a 9/11 memorial service when NC Republicans held a controversial vote Dan Bishop stated on August 30, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Dan McCready "really admires socialism." Dan McCready stated on August 28, 2019 in a debate on WBTV: Says Dan Bishop "took the only vote from either party — the only vote — against pharmacists being able to tell people about lower-cost drugs." Donald Trump stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet: Says Dan McCready "believes in open borders and sanctuary cities." Dan McCready stated on August 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says "Dan Bishop doubles down on removing coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. Under his sham ‘association health plans,’ insurance companies don't have to pay for medications for pre-existing conditions." Club for Growth stated on July 25, 2019 in in a TV ad: Dan McCready backed state legislation that raised consumers "$149 million a year in higher energy costs." Dan Bishop stated on July 17, 2019 in a speech at a Trump rally: Says "Dan McCready took money from Ilhan Omar" North Carolina Healthcare Association stated on July 7, 2019 in in a paid advertisement in the News & Observer: Says the changes to the State Health Plan "will DENY North Carolina state employees, retirees, and their families of in-network access to critical healthcare services." Kelly E. Hastings stated on June 30, 2019 in On twitter: Said, "The Seven Years’ War led to near bankruptcy for many countries; Britain’s need to raise taxes fueled the American desire for independence." Tim Moore stated on June 4, 2019 in a radio interview: Says court ruling allows abortions in North Carolina "until right before the baby is delivered." Dan Bishop stated on May 31, 2019 in in a Facebook post: Said Dan McCready "got nearly $1 million in support from a Nancy Pelosi aligned dark money org in the 2018 election cycle right after he tweeted, ‘Dark money has no place in our politics’." Garland Tucker stated on May 8, 2019 in an interview with Sean Hannity: Said Sen. Thom Tillis "co-sponsored a bill that not only provided amnesty, but provided a clear path to citizenship for illegal immigrants." Natasha Marcus stated on May 8, 2019 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says there’s "no wait list" for private school vouchers Dan Bishop stated on April 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says he "cast the deciding vote" to override a vetoed ‘born alive’ bill Mark Jewell stated on May 1, 2019 in a tweet: Photo shows a sea of red-clad education advocates covering most of the Halifax Mall. Stony Rushing stated on April 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says "5 out of 10" GOP candidates don’t live in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District. Allen Thomas stated on April 9, 2019 in a candidate questionnaire: "Currently, 23 percent of our military's infrastructure is graded as 'poor' while 9 percent is 'failing.'"
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Erica Smith stated on December 6, 2019: Says she's beating Democratic opponent Cal Cunningham and is also the first black, female US Senate candidate to be beating an incumbent Senator (Thom Tillis) in "every poll out of the gate." Wayne Goodwin stated on December 14, 2019 in a tweet: Says his opponent for NC Insurance Commissioner is a "perennial candidate" over 30 years. Dan Forest stated on November 25, 2019 in a press conference: Says immigrants wanted by ICE have victimized "tens of thousands of children" in North Carolina. Jeff Jackson stated on December 3, 2019 in a tweet: Says North Carolina's average teacher salary was at the national average "back when I was in public school." Mark Walker stated on November 27, 2019 in a tweet: Says the cartels are so bad in a Mexican border state that the U.S. government issued a ‘Do Not Travel’ warning -- the same warning it issued for Syria. Alma Adams stated on November 26, 2019 in a tweet: "The President wants to cut 3 MILLION people from SNAP, including children, seniors and veterans." Jerry Tillman stated on November 15, 2019 in a speech: Says the U.S. Constitution "doesn’t say anything about (redistricting) being fair. … it’s set up to be partisan." Cal Cunningham stated on July 31, 2019 in a tweet: Says his campaign hasn’t accepted corporate PAC money and isn’t funded by "special interests." Mark Meadows stated on November 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says "President Obama fired every Bush appointed ambassador upon his election." David Lewis stated on November 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Governor Cooper has vetoed "every single teacher pay raise we've ever passed." Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 29, 2019 in a tweet: Says Thom Tillis voted to support Trump’s emergency declaration to fund the border wall even though it would "raid $80 million from North Carolina." Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2019 in a speech: Says Republican Dan Bishop was "down by 17" points in NC congressional race and then won "by a lot." Michelle Malkin stated on September 10, 2019 in an appearance on The Ingraham Angle: Says Pat McCrory "shepherded in driver’s licenses for illegal aliens in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks." Various media reports 2 stated on September 11, 2019 in reports: Democrats were at a 9/11 memorial service when NC Republicans held a controversial vote Dan Bishop stated on August 30, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Dan McCready "really admires socialism." Dan McCready stated on August 28, 2019 in a debate on WBTV: Says Dan Bishop "took the only vote from either party — the only vote — against pharmacists being able to tell people about lower-cost drugs." Donald Trump stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet: Says Dan McCready "believes in open borders and sanctuary cities." Dan McCready stated on August 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says "Dan Bishop doubles down on removing coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. Under his sham ‘association health plans,’ insurance companies don't have to pay for medications for pre-existing conditions." Club for Growth stated on July 25, 2019 in in a TV ad: Dan McCready backed state legislation that raised consumers "$149 million a year in higher energy costs." Dan Bishop stated on July 17, 2019 in a speech at a Trump rally: Says "Dan McCready took money from Ilhan Omar" North Carolina Healthcare Association stated on July 7, 2019 in in a paid advertisement in the News & Observer: Says the changes to the State Health Plan "will DENY North Carolina state employees, retirees, and their families of in-network access to critical healthcare services." Kelly E. Hastings stated on June 30, 2019 in On twitter: Said, "The Seven Years’ War led to near bankruptcy for many countries; Britain’s need to raise taxes fueled the American desire for independence." Tim Moore stated on June 4, 2019 in a radio interview: Says court ruling allows abortions in North Carolina "until right before the baby is delivered." Dan Bishop stated on May 31, 2019 in in a Facebook post: Said Dan McCready "got nearly $1 million in support from a Nancy Pelosi aligned dark money org in the 2018 election cycle right after he tweeted, ‘Dark money has no place in our politics’." Garland Tucker stated on May 8, 2019 in an interview with Sean Hannity: Said Sen. Thom Tillis "co-sponsored a bill that not only provided amnesty, but provided a clear path to citizenship for illegal immigrants." Natasha Marcus stated on May 8, 2019 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says there’s "no wait list" for private school vouchers Dan Bishop stated on April 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says he "cast the deciding vote" to override a vetoed ‘born alive’ bill Mark Jewell stated on May 1, 2019 in a tweet: Photo shows a sea of red-clad education advocates covering most of the Halifax Mall. Stony Rushing stated on April 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says "5 out of 10" GOP candidates don’t live in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District. Allen Thomas stated on April 9, 2019 in a candidate questionnaire: "Currently, 23 percent of our military's infrastructure is graded as 'poor' while 9 percent is 'failing.'"
Erica Smith stated on December 6, 2019: Says she's beating Democratic opponent Cal Cunningham and is also the first black, female US Senate candidate to be beating an incumbent Senator (Thom Tillis) in "every poll out of the gate."
Wayne Goodwin stated on December 14, 2019 in a tweet: Says his opponent for NC Insurance Commissioner is a "perennial candidate" over 30 years.
Dan Forest stated on November 25, 2019 in a press conference: Says immigrants wanted by ICE have victimized "tens of thousands of children" in North Carolina.
Jeff Jackson stated on December 3, 2019 in a tweet: Says North Carolina's average teacher salary was at the national average "back when I was in public school."
Mark Walker stated on November 27, 2019 in a tweet: Says the cartels are so bad in a Mexican border state that the U.S. government issued a ‘Do Not Travel’ warning -- the same warning it issued for Syria.
Alma Adams stated on November 26, 2019 in a tweet: "The President wants to cut 3 MILLION people from SNAP, including children, seniors and veterans."
Jerry Tillman stated on November 15, 2019 in a speech: Says the U.S. Constitution "doesn’t say anything about (redistricting) being fair. … it’s set up to be partisan."
Cal Cunningham stated on July 31, 2019 in a tweet: Says his campaign hasn’t accepted corporate PAC money and isn’t funded by "special interests."
Mark Meadows stated on November 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says "President Obama fired every Bush appointed ambassador upon his election."
David Lewis stated on November 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says Governor Cooper has vetoed "every single teacher pay raise we've ever passed."
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 29, 2019 in a tweet: Says Thom Tillis voted to support Trump’s emergency declaration to fund the border wall even though it would "raid $80 million from North Carolina."
Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2019 in a speech: Says Republican Dan Bishop was "down by 17" points in NC congressional race and then won "by a lot."
Michelle Malkin stated on September 10, 2019 in an appearance on The Ingraham Angle: Says Pat McCrory "shepherded in driver’s licenses for illegal aliens in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks."
Various media reports 2 stated on September 11, 2019 in reports: Democrats were at a 9/11 memorial service when NC Republicans held a controversial vote
Dan McCready stated on August 28, 2019 in a debate on WBTV: Says Dan Bishop "took the only vote from either party — the only vote — against pharmacists being able to tell people about lower-cost drugs."
Donald Trump stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet: Says Dan McCready "believes in open borders and sanctuary cities."
Dan McCready stated on August 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says "Dan Bishop doubles down on removing coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. Under his sham ‘association health plans,’ insurance companies don't have to pay for medications for pre-existing conditions."
Club for Growth stated on July 25, 2019 in in a TV ad: Dan McCready backed state legislation that raised consumers "$149 million a year in higher energy costs."
Dan Bishop stated on July 17, 2019 in a speech at a Trump rally: Says "Dan McCready took money from Ilhan Omar"
North Carolina Healthcare Association stated on July 7, 2019 in in a paid advertisement in the News & Observer: Says the changes to the State Health Plan "will DENY North Carolina state employees, retirees, and their families of in-network access to critical healthcare services."
Kelly E. Hastings stated on June 30, 2019 in On twitter: Said, "The Seven Years’ War led to near bankruptcy for many countries; Britain’s need to raise taxes fueled the American desire for independence."
Tim Moore stated on June 4, 2019 in a radio interview: Says court ruling allows abortions in North Carolina "until right before the baby is delivered."
Dan Bishop stated on May 31, 2019 in in a Facebook post: Said Dan McCready "got nearly $1 million in support from a Nancy Pelosi aligned dark money org in the 2018 election cycle right after he tweeted, ‘Dark money has no place in our politics’."
Garland Tucker stated on May 8, 2019 in an interview with Sean Hannity: Said Sen. Thom Tillis "co-sponsored a bill that not only provided amnesty, but provided a clear path to citizenship for illegal immigrants."
Natasha Marcus stated on May 8, 2019 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says there’s "no wait list" for private school vouchers
Dan Bishop stated on April 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says he "cast the deciding vote" to override a vetoed ‘born alive’ bill
Mark Jewell stated on May 1, 2019 in a tweet: Photo shows a sea of red-clad education advocates covering most of the Halifax Mall.
Stony Rushing stated on April 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says "5 out of 10" GOP candidates don’t live in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District.
Allen Thomas stated on April 9, 2019 in a candidate questionnaire: "Currently, 23 percent of our military's infrastructure is graded as 'poor' while 9 percent is 'failing.'"
